Technical team


The PLIITH R&D team is led by Academician Chen Xuesi, a leading figure in the field of biodegradable polymers. The core members of the team have more than 10 years of industry experience and possess extensive experience in industrial development and applications, mastering the core technologies across the PLA industry chain.

Chen Xuesi – Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Director of the Academic Committee, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Deputy to the 14th National People's Congress
Recipient of the "Innovation Talent Promotion Plan" (Ministry of Science and Technology); recipient of the CAS Award for Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievement and the Award for Technological Invention
Recipient of the CAS Award for Promoting Scientific and Technological Development (Scientific and Technological Contribution Award); recipient of the 6th Hou Debang Award for Chemical Science and Technology
Recipient of the Technological Invention Award from the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation; recipient of two First-Class Jilin Province Science and Technology Progress Awards
Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars; selected for the Ministry of Science and Technology’s "Innovation Talent Promotion Plan"
Recipient of the CAS Award for Promoting Scientific and Technological Development (Scientific and Technological Contribution Award)
Recipient of the 6th Hou Debang Award for Chemical Science and Technology
Recipient of the Technological Invention Award from the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, among others
Research focus: Biodegradable polymer materials, tissue engineering, sustained drug release, and the industrialization of polylactic acid (PLA) and polycaprolactone (PCL)
Over 300 authorized patents

Li Rongqun, General Manager

Ph.D.
Deputy to the 14th People’s Congress of Anhui Province
Leading Technical Talent of Anhui Province
Leader of an "Anhui Jianghuai Talent" Innovation Team; Academic and Technical Leader in Anhui Province; Leading Scientific and Technological Talent of Shanghai; "Luzhou Talent" and leader of a "Luzhou Industrial Innovation Team"
Recipient of the Second Prize for Technological Progress from the Ministry of Education and the First Prize for Technological Invention from Shanghai Municipality
Principal investigator for multiple key national, provincial, and municipal research and development projects

Bian Xinchao, Deputy General Manager

PhD/Researcher/PhD Supervisor
Leading the construction of China's first 100-ton, 1,000-ton, and 10,000-ton industrialized polylactic acid production line
Deeply engaged in polylactic acid synthesis and industrialization research and development for 26 years
The first prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Science and Technology Development Award and other provincial and ministerial awards
Hosted national scientific research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development, and Chinese Academy of Sciences STS.